William Levi DeLoach
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Special Agent

William Levi DeLoach

Accident
End of Watch July 14, 1993
Age 29
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service, U.S. Government

United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service, U.S. Government

United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service - Office of Investigations, U.S. Government

Special Agent William DeLoach was killed in a helicopter crash along with three U.S. Customs Service agents.

Agent DeLoach had served with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation for seven years.

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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Agent DeLoach gave the Georgia Bureau of Investigation 7 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Agent DeLoach.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Federal Agency
Location Decatur, GA
Platform Identity georfed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 14, 1993
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
Age 29
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Special Agent William Levi DeLoach is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In GA, 264 of 905 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this state's fallen. That is 29.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Georgia Bureau of Investigation, 2 of 6 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Georgia Bureau of Investigation
2
of 6 officers
33.3% Accident
GA — Statewide
264
of 905 officers
29.2% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William Levi DeLoach's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How William Levi DeLoach Compares

Age at Death
29
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
7
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William Levi DeLoach is highlighted in Jul.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location